Men’s XC: Williams Named Big Ten Runner of the Week – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/10/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Redshirt freshman Taylor Williams earned Big Ten Runner of the Week honors Tuesday for his second-consecutive Top 5 finish last Friday at the Great American Legends race in West Lafayette, Ind.
Williams finished the 8,000-meter course with a time of 26:09 seconds to take fourth place. The Sycamore, Ohio, native paced the Buckeyes to a second-place team finish. This is Williams’ first career weekly award.
“I have been very impressed with Taylor thus far,” head coach Robert Gary said. “As a redshirt freshman, Taylor has made the absolute most of his time to develop. We have a very young team this year, but he is running as strong as anyone else right now in the conference.”
Last weekend Williams placed first at the Kent State short course open Aug. 29.
The Buckeyes will have two weeks off before competition heats up at the Griak Invitational Sept. 27 in Minneapolis, Minn.
